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         <p>This chapter provides an overview of the <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> interface, how it works, where to find
                  things and what they mean. For users that have knowledge of
                  <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span> and other revision control front end applications the
                  interface is intuitive and easy to understand. This chapter should be enough for such users to
                  have an understanding of <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> and begin working immediately.
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         <p>Users that are new to <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span> or revision control front end
                  applications will also find the <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> interface to be intuitive and easy to use, but will
                  need to have an understanding of how <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span> works and how to
                  use it in order to understand the purpose and usage of the various <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> features and
                  functions. To assist in such cases, this chapter provides links to relevant sections within
                  the main part of the book (see <a href="ch03.html" title="Chapter&nbsp;3.&nbsp;Using eSvn">Chapter&nbsp;3</a>).
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            <p><span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> is normally installed in <b class="filename"><tt>/usr/bin/</tt></b>
                       which should be in the system path. To start <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> open a shell session and type
                       <span><b class="command"><span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span></b></span>. This should start <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span>.
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            <p>Alternatively, <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> is added to the
                       <span><b class="application">GNOME</b></span>/<span><b class="application">KDE</b></span> desktop menu. Select 
               <span class="guimenu">Development</span>-&gt;<span class="guimenuitem">More Programs</span>-&gt;<span class="guimenuitem">eSvn</span>
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            <p>On first start <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> will display the <tt class="interfacename">Welcome to
                          <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span></tt> dialog (see <a href="ch02.html#fig-startup" title="Figure&nbsp;2.1.&nbsp;The First Time Startup Dialog">Figure&nbsp;2.1</a>). This dialog enables
                       three actions:
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                                    <span class="bold"><b>Open an existing working directory</b></span>
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                     <p>If you already have a folder system under <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span> control, <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span> can open
                                      the working copy directly. Select this option to display the
                                      <tt class="interfacename">Open</tt> dialog used to change path to a working copy. See
                                        <a href="ch03.html#esvn-open-workspace" title="Opening a Working Directory">the section called &#8220;Opening a Working Directory&#8221;</a>).
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                                    <span class="bold"><b>Checkout a working copy</b></span>
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                     <p>If you have no <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span> working copies in your file system or wish to checkout a
                                      working copy for the first time select this option to display the
                                      <tt class="interfacename">checkout</tt> dialog. For more information on performing a
                                      checkout see <a href="ch03s03.html" title="Checking Out a Working Copy">the section called &#8220;Checking Out a Working Copy&#8221;</a>.
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                                    <span class="bold"><b>Import project to server</b></span>
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                     <p>If you have a project in your local file system that is not under <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span>
                                      control and wish to place it into a <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span> server for others to access and revision
                                      control, then select this option to display the <tt class="interfacename">Import</tt>
                                      dialog. For more information on importing projects to <span><b class="application">subversion</b></span> servers see <a href="ch03s05.html" title="Importing a File System">the section called &#8220;Importing a File System&#8221;</a>.
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                                     <span class="action">Delete</span> the <b class="filename"><tt>~/.qt3/esvn</tt></b> directory
                                     to erase all configuration and preference settings. The <tt class="interfacename">Welcome to
                                        <span><b class="application">eSvn</b></span></tt> dialog will again displayed be on first startup.
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